A Single Homeless Veteran Is an American Disgrace – 1.4 Million A National Shame
Indifference is so deeply imbedded in the VA culture that VA sources quoted .. didn't even recognize that they were personally accountable to their fellow human being.
Presidential Executive Actions Risk the Republic
The President's unwillingness to work with Congress to fix laws he believes need fixing violates his constitutional oath to "faithfully execute" the laws of the land. Unchallenged, the President would set a precedent that reduces Congress to an investigative body.
Why California Chrome’s Improbable Ride Inspired Us
To millions of Chrome supporters –Tonalist's owner didn't cheat, but the race wasn't fair either. The race confirmed our underlying suspicion the 1% live by a different set of rules than the rest of us.
Competing With A Man, Living Like A Woman
The best way to overcome gender bias is to be a contributing team player. Don't make your male colleagues regret asking you to join the team. But do let them know that you came to play, to compete - be confident.
Without Powerful Women There Would Be No Powerful Men
Powerful and independent are the adjectives de jour these days. They precede the noun woman as though this were some new phenomenon - some new government given right of millennial women. Au contraire!
Why You Should Worry About Politics by Polling
The widespread adoption of technology that enables campaigns to micro-target voters has changed the purpose of polling from soliciting opinion to reinforcing it. Polling is part of a troubling trend toward indoctrinating voters rather than informing them.
Are There Any Adults In Washington DC?
I find it genuinely shocking that the President of the United States merely stood by and watched the Congress play a week long legislative game of “whackamoo”. This is the end of government of the people, by the people and FOR the people. Instead we have a perpetual campaign were the power of the political party is the basis of legitimacy – rather than power derived from the governed.
American Consumers Can Make Bangladesh Fire and Factory Safety Program Reality
“What are YOU doing at Wal-Mart?I asked my son incredulously. “Haven’t you read about the building collapse in Bangladesh? Don’t you care that 1000 people died in an unsafe factory just so that American kids can go to school every Monday with brand new sequined T Shirts from Wal-Mart”?